The Effect of Education on Decreasing the Prevalence and Severity of Neck and Shoulder Pain

• Conditions: Korean; Male; Adolescents
• Interventions: Behavioral: Education and posture correction

• Registration Number: NCT01727960
• Lead Sponsor: Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Brief Summary

Neck and shoulder pain (NSP) is fairly common among high school students in Korea. Presumably, the high prevalence of NSP in Korean adolescents is a consequence of an inappropriate static position for a prolonged period of time. We suspect that proper education and posture correction for Korean adolescents may decrease the prevalence or severity of NSP. Although several studies have focused on the etiology of NSP during adolescence, few studies have addressed the management or prevention of NSP in adolescents, despite its high prevalence in this age group. The aims of this prospective study was to identify the effects of education, in terms of recognition of this issue and posture correction, on prevalence and severity of NSP in Korean adolescents

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2012-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-11-12
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2012-11-16
• Study Completion: 2012-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 1302

Inclusion Criteria

• high school students

Exclusion Criteria

• deny to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Korean Male Adolescents	Education and posture correction	students from two academic high schools

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NRS score of neck and shoulder pain	3 months later	numeric rating scale (NRS; range, 0-100)of neck and shoulder pain during the 1-week period preceding follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	3 months later	Total NDI scores were interpreted as follows: 0-4, no disability; 5-14, mild disability; 15-24, moderate disability; 25-34, severe disability; \>34, complete disability

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Soonchunhyang Univsrsity Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of